Aguila v. Fox Hills Partners, LLC

• Decision Date: 24 December 2014
• Parties: Silvia AGUILA, appellant, v. FOX HILLS PARTNERS, LLC, et al., respondents.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

123 A.D.3d 952
997 N.Y.S.2d 318 (Mem)
2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 08945

Silvia AGUILA, appellant
v.
FOX HILLS PARTNERS, LLC, et al., respondents.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Dec. 24, 2014.

Soren & Soren (Marvin Ben–Aron, Staten Island, N.Y., of counsel), for appellant.

Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP (Gannon, Rosenfarb, Balletti & Drossman, New York, N.Y. [Lisa L. Gokhulsingh ], of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion

123 A.D.3d 953

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Minardo, J.), dated June 21, 2013, which granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The defendants established their prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by demonstrating that they did not create the allegedly dangerous condition of accumulated water on the lobby floor upon

997 N.Y.S.2d 319

which the plaintiff slipped and fell, or have actual or constructive notice of the condition (see Paduano v. 686 Forest Ave., LLC, 119 A.D.3d 845, 989 N.Y.S.2d 379 ; Sarandrea v. St. Charles Sch., 118 A.D.3d 690, 986 N.Y.S.2d 351 ; Orlov v. BFP 245 Park Co., LLC, 84 A.D.3d 764, 922 N.Y.S.2d 479 ; Babb v. Marshalls of MA, Inc., 78 A.D.3d 976, 911 N.Y.S.2d 640 ; Perlongo v. Park City 3 & 4 Apts., Inc., 31 A.D.3d 409, 818 N.Y.S.2d 158 ; Murphy v. Lawrence Towers Apts., LLC, 15 A.D.3d 371, 789 N.Y.S.2d 532 ). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact. The defendants were not required to cover all of the floor with mats or continuously mop up all moisture resulting from tracked-in rain (see Paduano v. 686 Forest Ave., LLC, 119 A.D.3d at 845–846, 989 N.Y.S.2d 379 ; Sarandrea v. St. Charles Sch., 118 A.D.3d at 691, 986 N.Y.S.2d 351 ; Naulo v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 71 A.D.3d 651, 896 N.Y.S.2d 155 ; Negron v....